Robotics market visit to Singapore

The market visit is organized by Odense Robotics in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, The Trade Council.  

Singapore Market Overview

In 2021, Asia, the world’s largest industrial robot market, accounted for 74 per cent of all newly deployed robots. Singapore was seventh largest Asian robot market with 3,467 units installed in 2021.  In terms of robot density, Singapore ranked number two. The robots installed in Singapore are mainly in the advanced manufacturing of electronics.  

Robots have a vital role in the Singaporean government’s roadmap for sustainable growth. Key industries in Singapore, ranging from logistics, hospitality, food manufacturing, aerospace, maritime, advanced manufacturing, and electronics, have sped up the deployment of robots at workplaces to meet customers’ demands and workplace satisfaction. To help companies adopt robots for productivity and safety, the Singaporean government has various schemes for eligible companies, including funding up to 50 per cent of procurement costs. There is also project-based funding for Singapore based companies to tap into robotics and automation research and product development.  

If you are a Danish company wanting to explore market opportunities in Asia for your robotics solutions, Singapore can be your next stop to establish your growth plans. Come join Odense Robotics’ market visit to Singapore to gain a candid insight to the local robotics eco-system and network with key stakeholders.   

The robotics market visit to Singapore will provide participants with insights into Singaporean industries with the objective of enabling them to forge relations to potential partners in the region. 

The market visit to Singapore is organised by Odense Robotics and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Trade Council.  

Programme: Market visit to Singapore

The programme is subject to change to deliver optimal value to Danish participants, depending on the company profiles (startups, companies with a presence in Singapore or more established companies).

Please note: The programme below does not include travel time.   

Day 1: Wednesday 4 September 2024

• Meet with National Robotics Programme, introduction to Singapore robotics landscape.  
• Visit institute of higher learning, learn about research and development projects and collaborations with industries.  
• Visit a café that uses service robots.  
• A visit to an industry with deployment of robots*

Day 2: Thursday 5 September 2024

• Meet with robotics industry distributors and companies in Singapore. Get a candid insight on what the industry norms and partnership considerations are. 
• Lunch with Danish Ambassador to Singapore. 
• A visit to an industry with deployment of robots* 
• Network workshop with dinner  

Day 3: Friday 6 September 2024

• Meet with Singapore Industrial Automation Association’s members (comprising distributors and integrators).  
• Evening depart to Changi International Airport to fly home.  

Registration

The market visit is open to all Danish companies working with robots, automation, and/or drones.

You register by sending an email to Julie Thygesen Rydahl. You will then receive a registration form to be filled in and signed.

Registration is binding.

Deadline for registration is 15 June.

Important information: 

Personal data: Please note that a registration for this market visit requires that Odense Robotics process your personal data about the responsible participant in order to handle your registration.

Furthermore, by registering, participants agree for Odense Robotics and its partner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Trade Council, to share their details with third parties for the purposes of bookings in connection to the market visit to Singapore. The market visit is part of the Scope your Business Model (SBM) programme which is run and administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Trade Council.

Please note that photos might be taken during the event. Odense Robotics will use these for marketing and publicity of our initiatives on our website, in social media and in any third party publication. Upon request, the participant email list can be shared with participants and event partners. Please contact us if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from these activities.

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Cost: Cost of participation per pax, which will be invoiced by the Trade Council: DKK 8.400,- (includes a 75% discount. If discount cannot be approved, the cost will be DKK 33.600,-. The Trade Council will inform the company as fast as possible). The price does not include outlays for local transport, lunches and dinner, etc., which will be invoiced after the market visit. Please be aware, that the 75% discount falls under the EU rules for “de minimis” support. All issues regarding de minimis for the Scope your Business Model programme are a matter between The Trade Council and the company.

Participation requirements include filling out a de minimis declaration, a partner declaration, and time registration provided by the Danish Business Authority which will be coordinated by Odense Robotics.

De Minimis: When participating in the mandatory networking workshop with dinner hosted by Odense Robotics, you are required to complete a de minimis declaration to receive support. This declaration serves as documentation to confirm your eligibility. The de minimis amount for this activity will be approximately 500 – 1.000 DKK.

Partner declaration: When participating in this market visit, a partner declaration must be sent to the authorised signatories in your company before the commencement of the market visit. The partner declaration serves as documentation of your participation in the market visit. This form only needs to be filled out once and applies to all activities in connection to the market visit.

Time Registration: During your participation in the market visit, you are required to continuously fill out time registrations regarding the time you have spent on activities in connection to the market visit. Your time registrations serve as documentation in the project accounts. Your time registration should clearly indicate the time that you have spent in connection to the market visit. The registered time should be relevant to the market visit and necessary for its completion.

Travel info

Participants must hold a passport that is valid for 6 months beyond the visit.
More travel information for Singapore can be found here:

• Singapore pas og visum
• ICA | Entering Singapore 

Did you know that…

• Singapore is a small market that offers sound infrastructure, an ecosystem, and networks for businesses to grow locally as well as outside of Singapore.  
• Singapore can be used as an entry point to further develop products for the Southeast Asia market, sometimes even for Europe and Asia.   
• Products that are sold in Singapore are looked upon favorably as they are associated with Singapore’s high certification and standards.  
• There are approx. 210 robotics companies in Singapore. 

           – 70 of these companies are foreign companies 

           – 80 of these companies are startups  

• 7 of the top 10 robotics companies (based on revenue) have a presence in Singapore.  
• The manufacturing cluster in Singapore is an early adopter of robotics. In 2020, Singapore had the second highest robot density globally.   

 Source: Singapore Market Analysis Report for Odense Robotics 2023.